In a new research report published online in The FASEB Journal , scientists used mice to show that chicoric acid, a component of chicory, may help reduce memory impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease, and possibly other neurodegenerative diseases. "Chicoric acid, a nutraceutical component of chicory, also exists extensively in Echinacea purpurea, lettuce, dandelion, and other edible plants and vegetables," said Xuebo Liu, Ph.D., a researcher involved in the work at the College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, in Yangling, China. "Chicoric acid mitigated...

Assess programmes: African children are still dying in large numbers from preventable disease vaccinations systems are failing in many regions, say the UCT authors of an article in the latest issue of PLOS Medicine.